An economic impact survey of elder Maine residents receiving regular visits by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Senior Companion Program has concluded that the program saved at least $4.6 million in 2011 by supporting elders choosing to remain in their own homes. A news release has details. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The Bangor Daily News advanced the Feb. 1 Career Fair planned by UMaine’s Career Center at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Representatives from some 85 companies, organizations and graduate school programs are looking to meet UMaine and other colleges students who could land internships and full or part time jobs. Contact: Patty Counihan, (207) […]
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Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed Ann Acheson of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center for a Thursday Maine Things Considered news report about research done by the Center on poverty levels in Maine for the Maine Community Action Association. It says children and older Maine residents are increasingly living in poverty, and that an average […]
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An opinion column in a recent edition of the Bangor Daily News by Mike Hastings, director of the UMaine’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, described the Maine Congressional Delegation created by then-U.S. Sen. Ed Muskie in 1973 to provide a bipartisan forum in Washington for Maine’s~representatives to discuss on a monthly basis the needs […]
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An economic impact survey of elder Maine residents receiving regular visits by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Senior Companion Program has concluded that the program saved at least $4.6 million in 2011 by supporting elders choosing to remain in their own homes.
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To solicit input for UMaine’s strategic plan, a series of one-hour information-gathering sessions will take place over the next several weeks. The Friday, January 27 session on university sustainability will be held at noon in 102 York Complex. The subject area is Interdisciplinary Research Initiative. For a complete list of topics, dates and locations, visit […]
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The website Bleacher Report named Orono one of the nation’s 50 best hockey cities. The ranking cited the “fantastic players” that have come out of UMaine and also the “red-hot” hockey community. Orono was ranked 29th, ahead of communities with NHL teams such as Anaheim, Calif., Dallas, and Tampa Bay. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, in conjunction with the Maine Community Action Association, today released a county-by-county report on poverty in Maine (PDF) revealing that, based on recently released figures from the U.S. Census, 12.9 percent of the state’s population was living in poverty in 2009-2010, up from 12.4 percent in […]
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The Bangor Daily News noted that University of Maine business school students are once again offering free income tax filing assistance for low- and moderate-income filers. Overseen by accounting professor Steve Colburn, the students meet with members of the public on Fridays, at the Orono Public Library, Feb. 3-April 13. Contact: Steve Colburn, (207) 581-1982
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Some 85 companies and organizations, and as many as 1,000 college students, are preparing for the annual Career Fair Feb. 1 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center, sponsored by the UMaine Career Center. The annual event connects employers with students, who often land internships or full time jobs as a result of the introductions. […]
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